HZO vs CVNA vs GPI Stock Comparison

Marinemax, Carvana and Group 1 Automotive Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HZO Marinemax Inc
$52.57 +0.6% 1M +114.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
291.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.20B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
1 win
CVNA Carvana Co.
$68.29 +7.3% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$49.70B
P/E
29.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc
$259.60 +7.8% 1M -35.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.05B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Carvana leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Carvana 5, Group 1 Automotive 5, Marinemax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHZOCVNAGPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.16B $49.70B $3.05B CVNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 291.1x 29.1x 8.0x GPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 69.2x 43.8x 6.7x GPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.4% +50.3% -3.4% CVNA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% 6.2% 1.7% CVNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% 0.0% 9.0% GPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.8x 0.8x 3.3x CVNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +114.0% -3.5% -35.8% HZO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.3%/yr +2.4%/yr +7.6%/yr GPI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.0% 63.6% 43.0% GPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 51/100 50/100 CVNA

Percentile Scorecard

HZOCVNAGPI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHZOCVNAGPI
Valuation 73 #29 of 104 9 #95 of 104 85 #16 of 104
Growth 56 #44 of 98 100 #1 of 98 21 #78 of 98
Profitability 44 #55 of 97 66 #34 of 97 50 #49 of 97
Financial Health 35 #72 of 110 67 #37 of 110 32 #75 of 110
Shareholder Returns 9 #64 of 70 12 #62 of 70 64 #26 of 70
Overall 43 51 50
  • HZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • CVNA ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GPI ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHZOCVNAGPISPY
1 month +0.6%+7.3%+7.8% +0.7%
3 months +49.7%+11.2%-12.5% +3.7%
6 months +82.9%-13.7%-27.3% +7.1%
Year to date +117.0%-19.1%-34.0% +12.8%
1 year +114.0%-3.5%-35.8% +11.9%
3 years +93.8%+1,141.6%+5.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +24.7%+131.7%+1.7% +22.8%
5 years +1.5%+12.6%+44.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.3%+2.4%+7.6% +10.9%
10 years +172.4%—+339.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.5%—+16.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHZOCVNAGPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.0%63.6%43.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.4%68.0%47.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.542.270.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.97-0.06-0.83 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-98.8%-53.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-28.6%-39.2% -1.2%
52-week high $52.57$95.69$426.91 $779.14
52-week low $21.43$56.26$224.95 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHZOCVNAGPI
P/E now vs peer median 291.1xmedian 17.0x 28.9xmedian 17.0x 8.1xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 2.7xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 9.2x 28.8xmedian 9.2x 6.7xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 15.6x 67.6xmedian 15.6x 13.7xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.7x 13.3xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -4.20median 0.77 0.23median 0.77 -0.66median 0.77

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHZOCVNAGPI
Revenue $2.20B $27.45B $21.77B
Gross profit $751.28M $5.23B $3.47B
Operating income $66.82M $2.40B $785.70M
Net income $4.76M $2.35B $380.00M
Free cash flow $178.02M $1.11B $226.30M
EPS (diluted) $0.17 $2.31 $31.93
Cash & equivalents $174.78M $3.05B $881.50M
Total debt $971.02M $5.23B $3.89B
Shares (diluted) 23.16M 739.91M 11.90M
Enterprise value $461.60M $39.29B $1.93B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHZOCVNAGPI
P/E 291.1x 28.9x 8.1x
P/FCF 6.5x 67.6x 13.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 56.6x 6.6x
P/S 0.5x 2.7x 0.1x
P/B 1.2x 13.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 13.4x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 28.8x 6.7x
EV/EBIT 29.3x 32.3x 7.8x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.8x 0.3x
EV/FCF 11.0x 69.6x 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 58.2x 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.20 0.23 -0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHZOCVNAGPI
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.4% 50.3% -3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 34.9% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.1% 33.9% -4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 51.1% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.3% 39.7% -0.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.5% 91.2% -8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 118.3% 113.2% 1.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -67.0% 61.9% -16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 113.8% 168.1% 8.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.2% 127.7% -12.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,972% 99.7% -39.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.6% 63.7% 1.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 432.2% 103.8% -54.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.1% 86.0% -2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHZOCVNAGPI
Gross margin 34.2% 19.0% 15.9%
EBITDA margin 5.4% 9.8% 4.2%
Operating margin 3.0% 8.7% 3.6%
Pretax margin 0.2% -0.9% 2.3%
Net margin 0.2% 6.2% 1.7%
FCF margin 8.1% 4.1% 1.0%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 4.8% 2.2%
Return on equity 0.5% 43.6% 12.6%
Return on assets 0.2% 15.8% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 3.4% 0.0% 9.0%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 18.8% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.8x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 46.1x 0.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHZOCVNAGPI
Debt / assets 41.2% 34.4% 36.0%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.9x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.8x 0.8x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 5.5x 4.7x 17.2x
Liabilities / assets 59.1% 62.8% 71.6%
Equity / assets 40.9% 37.2% 28.4%
Interest coverage 1.1x 6.1x –
Current ratio 1.2x 4.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.07 7.65 3.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHZOCVNAGPI
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield -0.2% 0.0% 11.3%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 0.0% 12.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 6.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 11.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.6%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHZOCVNAGPI
Forward P/E 69.2xFY2026 43.8xFY2026 6.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.76FY2026 $1.56FY2026 $38.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.6%FY2026 -7.7%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +111.8% +36.5% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.24BFY2026 $27.22BFY2026 $20.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 +34.0%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% +25.3% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHZOCVNAGPI
Held by institutions 87.6% 67.3% 99.9%
Institutions holding 182 820 386
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% -1.7% +3.7%
Institutions buying 97 480 203
Institutions selling 53 268 125
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.79 1.62

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HZOCVNAGPI
HZO 1.00 0.22 0.17
CVNA 0.22 1.00 0.35
GPI 0.17 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HZO, CVNA and GPI?

Carvana (CVNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marinemax (HZO) $1.16B, Carvana (CVNA) $49.70B, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) $3.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, HZO, CVNA and GPI?

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marinemax (HZO) 291.1x, Carvana (CVNA) 29.1x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 8.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) is cheapest (Marinemax (HZO) 69.2x, Carvana (CVNA) 43.8x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 6.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Carvana (CVNA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marinemax (HZO) -5.4%, Carvana (CVNA) +50.3%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carvana (CVNA) has the highest net margin (Marinemax (HZO) 0.2%, Carvana (CVNA) 6.2%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 1.7%). On return on invested capital, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) leads (Marinemax (HZO) 3.4%, Carvana (CVNA) 0.0%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marinemax (HZO) returned the most: Marinemax (HZO) +114.0%, Carvana (CVNA) -3.5%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -35.8%. Over five years, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) compounded fastest (Marinemax (HZO) +0.3%/yr, Carvana (CVNA) +2.4%/yr, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Marinemax (HZO) 0.00%, Carvana (CVNA) 0.00%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 0.01%. Marinemax (HZO) and Carvana (CVNA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) has been the steadiest (Marinemax (HZO) 58.0%, Carvana (CVNA) 63.6%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 43.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HZO, CVNA and GPI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Carvana (CVNA) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.